7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-35933
OpenFGA DoS Vulnerability in Authorization Model Circular Relationships
Description

OPenFGA is an open source authorization/permission engine built for developers. OpenFGA versions v1.1.0 and prior are vulnerable to a DoS attack when Check and ListObjects calls are executed against authorization models that contain circular relationship definitions. Users are affected by this vulnerability if they are using OpenFGA v1.1.0 or earlier, and if you are executing `Check` or `ListObjects` calls against a vulnerable authorization model. Users are advised to upgrade to version 1.1.1. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users that do not have circular relationships in their models are not affected.

INFO

Published Date :

June 26, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-35933 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openfga openfga

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/openfga/openfga/commit/087ce392595f3c319ab3028b5089118ea4063452
    Added Reference https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-hr9r-8phq-5x8j
    Added Reference https://openfga.dev/api/service#/Relationship%20Queries/Check
    Added Reference https://openfga.dev/api/service#/Relationship%20Queries/ListObjects
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openfga/openfga/commit/087ce392595f3c319ab3028b5089118ea4063452 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openfga/openfga/commit/087ce392595f3c319ab3028b5089118ea4063452 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-hr9r-8phq-5x8j No Types Assigned https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-hr9r-8phq-5x8j Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://openfga.dev/api/service#/Relationship%20Queries/Check No Types Assigned https://openfga.dev/api/service#/Relationship%20Queries/Check Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://openfga.dev/api/service#/Relationship%20Queries/ListObjects No Types Assigned https://openfga.dev/api/service#/Relationship%20Queries/ListObjects Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openfga:openfga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.1
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.01%

score

0.50494

percentile

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